CVE-2008-3286 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting SWAT 4 version 1.1 and earlier. Remote attackers can crash the game server by sending specific commands (VERIFYCONTENT, GAMECONFIG) before user session initialization, leading to a NULL pointer dereference, or by sending a GAMESPYRESPONSE command with an excessively long RS string. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (medium severity) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial availability impact. While there is an ExploitDB entry detailing these denial-of-service vulnerabilities, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sierra:swat_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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